Robert Rae Email & Phone Number

Oak Brook, IL, US

Tinley Park, IL USA

Meet with customer plant operations, production, maintenance, engineering and reliability personnel to identify opportunities to improve processes that will reduce customer’s total cost of ownership for the products and services supplied by BDI.Define the Scope of Work, current and future state and inputs required for successful completion of projects.

Bensenville, IL

1. Customer Service \ Account Manager Responsibilities - Address customer questions and inquiries promptly.- Review customer orders and verify meeting terms of the order. - Key point of contact with customers and responsible for sharing information with the rest of the company. - Understand customers and their requirements and know their business as well.

• Offered leadership and operations expertise across core business and operational development functions. Played integral role in liaising between engineering, purchasing, operations and suppliers. Traveled to China and.
• Secured savings of over $5M per year by resourcing steel castings to low cost producing country. Made multiple trips to the supplier, resolving all technical issues, negotiated tooling costs, product costs, shipping.
• Influenced sourcing decisions between purchasing management and product BU leaders. Saved $400K per year by resourcing heavy plate structures and by establishing the correct surface treatment to minimize manufacturing.
• Reduced costs by $1.2M per year by resourcing a large fabrication from a supplier to in-house.
• Saved 300K per year by redefining geometric datum points on a Bracket to allow for improved manufacturability.
• Redesigned 2-piece Ground Boss to a one piece powdered metal Ground Boss (patent pending).

• Planned, directed, developed, and maintained full operational accountability for daily plant functions in the manufacturing of industrial fans for coal-fired power stations. Monitored operational activities to ensure.
• Delivered subject matter expertise, vision, and leadership to mid- to senior-level management; supported the successful implementation of ISO9001.
• Reduced indirect labor spend by 20% by better work order scheduling. Ensured compliance with rules, regulations, and laws related to manufacturing policies.
• Increased on time delivery performance by 10% with better production scheduling.

• Promoted to newly created position during realignment of Engineering and R&D departments. Tasked with developing and approving new suppliers for new and existing products. Coordinated all supplier activities for new.
• Managed the Quality Control Department and increased the throughput of components by improving the quality assessments and developed advanced reports of inbound material.
• Wrote equipment specification and submitted the capital approval to Board of Directors. Developed and procured all required tooling, and assisted in the design and build at the machine builder's facility. Resulted in.
• Successfully developed new hardness testing equipment and automated the reporting results.

• Managed entire supply chain consisting of 450 vendors. Total responsibility for pre-qualifying and selecting suppliers. Collaborated with suppliers to improve quality, price, and lead-time. Developed new manufacturing.
• Evaluated proprietary processes made at current suppliers, value-engineered existing materials, and established lean manufacturing methodologies. Reduced standard lead-time from 28 days to 14.
• Charged with replacing legacy MRP for internet-based ERP. Modules included were purchasing, receiving, engineering P/N and BOM conversion, and cost accounting. Dotted line responsibility to Accounts Payable.
• Developed multiple supplier base, negotiated all services and tooling, and successfully introduced a new Knife manufacturing business in the US and Europe.
• Established a specialized stainless steel casting process designed to minimize porosity in a food environment.
• Reduced costs by negotiating with suppliers and moving some work into better-suited suppliers.

Certificate, Global Supply Chain Management

Certificate, Factory Physics, The Science Of Lean Manufacturing

Computers, Writing

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